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black propaganda

British  

noun

  1. propaganda that does not come from the source it claims to come from Compare grey propaganda white propaganda

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So, disinformation is really what they call "black propaganda."

From Salon

After a diplomat named Ronnie Burroughs visited Latin America on behalf of the British Foreign Office and MI6 in 1961, a decision was taken in London to increase covert action - activities where the role of Britain was kept hidden with a particular focus on "black" propaganda, which involves false material or where people are deliberately misled about who is producing it.

From BBC

Black propaganda is when you have something that is a piece of disinformation or misinformation or even crafted and fabricated information that is inserted into a stream of real information.

From The New Yorker

That is the definition of black propaganda.

From The New Yorker

He swears nothing that was ever done had any black propaganda in it or was disinformation.

From The New Yorker